The new love of my life...

He's powerful, he's warm, and he's definitely not cheap!! :)


Cantrell heating and air came and installed our new heat pump last Thursday. It's wonderful! I can already feel a difference! They even put vents in the guest room and bathroom which until now were perpetually freezing because when the previous owners added that room, but they didn't bother to adjust the ventilation...lovely! So this is one thing we can mark off of our To Do list...thank goodness!

I will be posting more pictures at a later time of Jack. I have some cute pics of him in his "house," which is actually some very large boxes that my Southern Living starter kit came in! Check back for those! Happy St. Patty's day! :)

Spring..??

Hi friends! What a beautiful weekend, huh?? Soooo nice! We have thoroughly enjoyed being able to have Jack outside. There is no where else he'd rather be!

Friday night I got to spend some time with some sweet college girl friends. It is always so nice to catch up! LeighAnn is looking totally adorable with her cute baby bump! After dinner I was able to travel farther west to meet up with Deidra and Jason T. Jason T. got in about 8 on Friday and we were able to meet them about 8:30 to get some Calhoun's beer...mmm...Cherokee Red!

Saturday morning Mom and I took Jack to Little Ponderosa Zoo in Clinton. Jason was feeling under the weather and had finally been prescribed some antibiotics the day before, so he stayed home to rest. Jack had a blast at the zoo! He totally loved feeding and petting the animals and my brave little boy walked right into the barn with the ponies and rode with the trainer all by himself! He totally didn't need Mommy or Nana! He is growing up so fast. Below I have included some pics from that trip. Needless to say it was fun, but it cured me of wanting to have a birthday party there. As much as we enjoyed it, it is hard to imagine throwing a party with cake and food amongst all of that drool and animal dirt! Bleh! So we will visit again...but not for his birthday! :)

Speaking of, his birthday plans are underway and I have finished his invites. They are too cute and it has gotten me really excited about his big day - 2!! Can you believe it?!

I have included some pics below of Little Ponderosa, along with some captions! Enjoy the pics and let's pray we get to keep this weather!! Love to all!


Jack and Mommy feeding the goats! There were like a million of them and Jack was a little suspicious.


Feeding the goats through the fence. They were greedy little guys!


Ride em' cowboy! :) He is such a brave little guy!


Jack and Chief.


Feeding the deer with Nana.


"Baaa..."


"Llama, Llama, Red Pajama"


This one is for Dawson!! ;)


Greedy animals! :) That ostrich made me nervous!


Who, me?


Jack and the farm equipment! :) Of course!

Growing Pains...

So the term "terrible twos" seems to be taking life in our household. We are experiencing hitting, kicking, screaming, throwing fits. Luckily they don't last more than five minutes, tops. But they are extremely unpleasant!! We are also experiencing bouts of indecision. The poor, sweet child is playing us and we are totally falling for it! At nap time and bed time he wants either mommy or daddy to read stories. He is extremely clear about which one of us will do this job. THEN, after that particular parent has finished half a dozen stories and he snuggled down to put him to sleep in the rocking chair, he starts begging for the other one of us!! He usually wins out because at that point we are so desperate for him to go to sleep we don't much mind who gets the job done!!

I am starting to think seriously about his upcoming birthday and what exactly I will do about celebrating it. I have started a "wish list" at Toys R Us.com. I am not particularly sold on any of these particular items, but I find they at least give some direction to whoever it may be that needs to do some Jack shopping!

We are planning, at this point, to do a barnyard themed birthday party. Jack adores animals and can make all of the appropriate noises. The kicker was when I found Little Ponderosa Zoo in Clinton that has the sweetest storybook barn for parties and a petting zoo all in one. However, it was going to be a bit past our budget to really commit to that! We will probably be settling on the party either here at the house or at Harvest Park. I am waiting on Jason to give me his two cents, cause Lord knows he feels that is necessary.

Speaking of our budget and financial situation...I have finally spoken to Katherine extensively and she will be my Southern Living at Home sponsor! I will finally be a consultant! I am so ridiculously excited to start this. It will be not only a wonderful part time job, but will also serve as a hobby I am extremely passionate about. I absolutely love the Southern Living products and find they are so easy to incorporate into any decor with each decorative piece offering such a variety of uses! My friend Amy has said she will host my first "launch" party, and my mother in law has said she will look at her calendar so I seem to be off to a great start! :) I will be making up some fliers and such to advertise and hopefully drum up some more business. This will be a great way to dabble in my love of decorating while meeting new people and of course making some extra, much needed money!! I will, of course, keep you updated!

Love to all and stay warm...where did this freezing, windy weather come from?!